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Art. 13 Act on Administrative Justice (VRG) - Duty to Produce Documents and Provide Information

General Principles of Procedure - Establishment of Facts
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Art. 13 VRG · Duty to Produce Documents and Provide Information

1. Authorities and private individuals are obligated to release documents and records and to provide information.

2. Authorities are exempt from the obligation to release documents and provide information if doing so would endanger important public or legally protected private interests.

3. Private individuals are exempt from the obligation to release documents and provide information if they have a right to refuse testimony under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.

4. The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure regarding the production of documents and the right to refuse are applied mutatis mutandis.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (2)

U 2018 62 · gr (Art. 13 Abs. 1 VRG)
Hydropower Water Flow Mandate Upheld Against Ecological Challenge
Cited as the legal basis for the appellant's request for the production (edition) of documents, which was ultimately denied in the reasoning.
U 2016 7 · gr (Art. 13 VRG)
Heir's Appeal Against Property Valuation Dismissed Due to Lack of Unanimous Consent
This article was cited to contrast the broader legitimization standard it provides with the narrower standard in Art. 13 SchG, confirming that the specific law (SchG) dictates the outcome.